Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
17.4°C
3.6° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 6PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (30 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
29
9
9
7
9
15
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
3
1
1
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:39AM5.77m
9:02PM5.38m
9:20AM5.49m
9:41PM5.07m
10:07AM5.07m
Low Tide
3:06PM0.21m
3:19AM0.45m
3:45PM0.59m
4:01AM0.73m
4:29PM1.07m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:34
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Temp °C
21
23
23
22
19
16
16
16
15
18
19
19
18
16
15
14
14
17
20
21
18
Feels °C
17
19
18
18
16
12
13
13
12
14
15
16
14
12
12
10
10
12
15
17
13
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